Dallas, Texas | Hybrid

Transactional Real Estate Associate Attorney

AmLaw 100 Opportunity

Compensation

$190,000 – $325,000

Aligned Talent Acquisition is recruiting for an experienced Transactional Real Estate Associate Attorney opportunity with a leading Am Law 100 firm in Dallas.

This is an excellent opportunity for a transactional attorney interested in sophisticated commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, and investment transactions for developers, investors, owners, and other sophisticated clients.

Ideal Background

• 2–6 years of commercial real estate transactional experience

• Experience with acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, and other complex real estate transactions

• Experience representing developers, investors, property owners, institutional clients, and other real estate market participants

• Experience drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, development agreements, easements, and other real estate documents

• Experience handling title, survey, zoning, and other real estate due diligence

• Experience coordinating transactions from initial diligence and negotiation through closing

• Experience with joint ventures, real estate private equity, portfolio transactions, or large-scale development projects is a plus

• Experience with commercial leasing involving office, retail, industrial, multifamily, or other property types is beneficial

• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage multiple sophisticated transactions and deadlines

• Excellent client service and communication skills

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school required

• Texas bar admission required or ability to become admitted

Why This Opportunity

✅ Sophisticated transactional real estate practice

✅ Exposure to acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, and investment transactions

✅ Opportunity to represent developers, investors, owners, and institutional clients

✅ Meaningful transaction responsibility and direct client interaction

✅ Experience with significant commercial real estate investments and development projects

✅ Collaboration with complementary finance, corporate, tax, and litigation practices

✅ Strong platform for developing a sophisticated commercial real estate practice

Interested?

If you're a Dallas transactional real estate associate interested in exploring a new opportunity, I'd love to have a confidential conversation.

Even if you're not actively looking, it never hurts to know what's out there. I'm happy to discuss compensation, partnership track, billable expectations, firm culture, hybrid flexibility, and whether this opportunity could make sense for your career.

All inquiries are confidential.

Devney Ayers
Director of Legal Recruiting
Aligned Talent Acquisition

devney@alignedtalentacquisition.com

(216) 710-5174